What is Float Therapy
At XFactor Aesthetics, our float therapy involves lying in a warm, pod with a high concentration of Epsom salts, letting you float effortlessly. The water matches your skin temperature, and the environment reduces light and sound for full relaxation. Enjoy stress relief, muscle recovery, mental clarity, and deep relaxation.
Benefits of float therapy
Decreases Stress & Anxiety / Improves Mood
Floating can help relieve stress and boost your mood in a couple of ways. First, the magnesium in the float pool helps regulate cortisol production, which is your body's main stress hormone. This magnesium also improves sleep quality, contributing to an overall reduction in stress. Second, the sensory deprivation aspect of floating helps minimize stress by creating a calm environment. Additionally, floating triggers the release of endorphins and dopamine in the brain, giving you those feel-good hormones!
Benefits of float therapy
Pain Management & Reduced Inflammation
Float therapy helps reduce muscle pain by boosting blood flow to the brain, organs, and limbs. Its unique features make it an excellent choice for treating physical pain and aiding the body's recovery from injuries and pain-related disorders. Floating has shown relief for symptoms of pain disorders such as arthritis, fibromyalgia, tendinitis, bursitis, and many more.
Float therapy can perfectly complement physiotherapy, chiropractic care, or massage therapy by reducing inflammation in joints and muscles. The zero-gravity environment has been particularly beneficial for individuals with fibromyalgia, helping to increase energy and ease movement.
Benefits of float therapy
Improves Sleep Quality / Decreases Chronic Fatigue
Float therapy is designed to be a powerful tool for aiding sleep and reducing insomnia. When you float, your brain can naturally drop into a theta state, which makes it easier to transition to the delta waves necessary for REM sleep. Some doctors believe that one hour of sleep in a float therapy session can be equivalent to 4-8 hours of deep sleep.
The natural calming effect of floating, combined with soaking in magnesium, helps you fall asleep better at bedtime—or even while you're in the float pool.
Benefits of float therapy
Boosts Creativity & Mindfulness
Floating provides an ideal environment for mindfulness and meditation. The float eliminates all physical and mental distractions, allowing for deeper focus. It also promotes a unique level of awareness that enhances communication between the left and right hemispheres of the brain. While floating, the brain can maintain a theta state while the body remains awake and calm, a state normally only achievable during sleep. This mindset, combined with fewer distractions, allows you to fully absorb new information and think more clearly.
Musicians, writers, and creative performers have reported a boost in creativity after floating. According to a study published in the journal Music and Medicine, floating has been shown to improve artists' technical skills during jazz improvisation.